by Beth Strathman | Jun 18, 2018 | corporate culture, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, management skills, performance, tactics, team
Much institutional knowledge in companies is lost through turnover and poor communication. Such institutional information is often critical to successful operations and execution of company goals. One way to preserve and share knowledge and expertise is to actively...
by Beth Strathman | Jul 7, 2017 | awareness, behavior, beliefs, emotional intelligence, executive, leadership, leadership skills
Emotional reactivity indicates a lack of self-awareness. This includes everything from angry outbursts to quietly avoiding situations and allowing untenable situations to continue. When you are an emotionally reactive leader, people will follow orders – but out of...
by Beth Strathman | Jan 9, 2017 | leader, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, strategy
Within months of the June 2016 investigation into a Tesla vehicle crash due to malfunctioning autopilot, CEO Elon Musk showed his commitment to Tesla Motors’ mission to “accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy”. He broke ground on a battery plant...
by Beth Strathman | Oct 16, 2016 | leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, management skills, management training, self-awareness, success
Ever lose your confidence? The world is never stable. Physics teaches that everything moves toward maximum entropy (disorder or randomness). That means, there is always something churning and arising that can upset the current balance. When you finally come to the...
by Beth Strathman | Oct 1, 2016 | change, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, success, transition
Assuming a new leadership role on the heels of a well-respected predecessor can be exciting and daunting at the same time. Regardless of the circumstances, the challenge is to be authentic while assisting others through the transition from the former leader’s style to...
by Beth Strathman | Sep 11, 2016 | executive, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, strategic planning, strategy, success, tactics
We are educated. We are modern human beings. We make decisions every day. How inaccurate and incomplete can our thinking be? I always thought I was a good at logical thinking. Then I went to law school. Law school taught me how to think through an issue more...
